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LABEL

LABEL



Determines whether SAS procedures can use labels with variables

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, Systems Options window
Category: Log and procedure output control: Procedure output
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LISTCONTROL


Syntax
Syntax Description
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See Also

Syntax

LABEL | NOLABEL

Syntax Description

LABEL
permits SAS procedures to use labels with variables. The LABEL system option must be in effect before the LABEL option of any procedure can be used.

NOLABEL
does not allow SAS procedures to use labels with variables. If NOLABEL is specified, the LABEL option of a procedure is ignored.


Details

A label is a string of up to 256 characters that can be written by certain procedures in place of the variable's name.

See Also

Data Set Option:

LABEL=


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